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CAS3MC Befriends Ageds

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:04:00 -0400

The outreach program organized by the CAS3MC, together with Mr. Dante Peralta, was to go to Mama’s Hope Haven of Norway located at Pag-Asa St. Navarro, General Trias. The place was an adoption for elderly people and orphans. The project started on October 15, 2011 at around 1pm.

When all of the seats and food were prepared for the project, the elders were assisted by some of the trainee caregivers to the Haven’s chapel. The program was hosted by Marc Villaluna and he started it off with an opening prayer lead by Jan Carlo Basuil and opening remarks by Mr. Dante. Each student was assigned to a few number of elders to associate with, make them comfortable and just to know each other. The music was turned up with the music from their time. Some were singing along but one aged got up dancing to an upbeat rhythm, so a few of them also got to dancing. When some of them got tired of the singing and dancing, it was Marc’s cue to feed them with pancit, fried chicken, and puto made by his mother, Ellen Quintin. The students passed them around, making sure each gets one. With the help of the trainees, the aged were made sure to eat comfortably.

The program was ended early because the students were advised that elders tend to get bored easily and they can’t play the games that they got planned because of their situations. They ended it by sharing their heart-felt messages to the aged and gave some grooming kits, apples, and donated clothes as tokens of appreciation for welcoming them into their lives.

Posted by: Junavee Bautista

CAS Volleys to Victory

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:30:45 -0400

The CAS volleyball girls entered the San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite High School department gymnasium all pumped up from to play their first game on September 13 at around 1 pm. Wearing their CAS jerseys proud, Gretchen Eroles (playing coach), Ymari Obtina, Mikee Vitug, Joy Noche, Jashi Reyes, Nicole Baybayan, Nicole Ballesteros, Riri Fukuda, and Mariel Raña all did their drills: dig pass, spike-receive, and service before the game starts

Their first opponent was the Forces which was last year’s defending champion and the pressure on the CAS girls are building up as they tried so hard to win. The scores are always so close. The first set was won by the Forces but the CAS didn’t give up and they snagged the second set. The final set was intense. It came to the point that both tied to 24 points which means either of the team needs to get 2 point consecutively to win. It was CAS’ turn to serve, which the opponent wasn’t able to receive, a point for CAS. It was again their turn to serve. This time the Forces didn’t attempt to get the ball, thinking that it would go outside the line, but they were wrong. CAS won their first game and closed it by shaking hands with the opponent, showing sportsmanship.

Posted by: Junavee Bautista

Candidates Struggle for the Pageant

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:09:00 -0400

The ten candidates namely Roxanne Nambayan, Alexandra Alforque, Carla Caraca, Krizhia Roxas, Nicole Ballesteros, Ymari Obtina, Arianne Montano, Nathalie Awit, Charice Gandia, and Jessica Tinio, all prepared for the Campus Look 2011 when their names were announced at the Sebastinian Communicators (SEBCOM) facebook group on August 29.

Some were expecting it while some weren’t totally prepared. The preparation for the Campus Look was contradicting the candidates’ intramurals, like the cheering rehearsals and the sports practice. There was no time for them collect votes from people and to practice their talents. “Tatapusin ko lang ‘tong intrams. After this, mag-collect na ko ng votes para matapos na ang lahat. Hindi ko naman talaga alam kung bakit ako nasangkot dito sa Campus Look na ito,” says Ymari, trying to hold back laughter.

The signature campaign was the hardest to accomplish. Each vote or signature is equal to 1 peso. In other words, the candidates need to collect money from people and have them sign their campaign sheets for every peso they collect. In order to reach the 3000 pesos quota, they worked hard, embraced their confidence, and asked help from friends in other schools. The talent was another concern of the candidates. Jessica practiced hers in between rehearsals of cheering. Some practiced somewhere the other contestants wouldn’t see them. Some practiced on the spot of the pre-pageant. Some had trouble with their voice, like Arianne, because she’s lost her voice before the pre-pageant because of the strenuous practicing for her talent which was singing.

The candidates were very happy that the Campus Look 2011 was finally over. But to others, it only means that they have now to face their other responsibilities that they’ve left for a while. It also means that next year, they will not be stressing about being a candidate anymore.

Posted by: Ymari Jeimi Obtina

SSC-R dC Parades Angry Birds Intrams

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:27:00 -0400

Themed with Angry Birds, Sebastinian Community once again celebrated their Intramurals on September 12 at the San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite High School department gymnasium.

The celebration started with the parade of the different departments wearing their jerseys. Each department has a muse and escort to represent them whom walked in front of their team. The parade started at P. Burgos Avenue, making it a happy and lively one with a marching band making music and assisted and secured by the College of Criminology and PNP while we paraded to the gym.

Upon arriving, the different teams settled in their designated area of the gym facing the crowds who cheered loudly for them. the muses and escorts each tied their banners on the small platform to be displayed all throughout the week.

All in all, the members of the community are very happy and active to represent their college. BRAVO BASTE!!

Posted by: Jan Carlo Basuil

Angeles, Basuil, Obtina, Villaluna Defend their Plan

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:07:00 -0400

In partial fulfillment for the requirement for PR1, Jozel Angeles, Jan Carlo Basuil, Ymari Obtina, and Marc Villaluna faced the panels: Ms. Viccia Lampas, Sebastinian Communicators (SEBCOM) Adviser and Mr. Dante Peralta, Mass Communications Department Head, to defend the PR plan they organized last October 13 at around 2 pm at the AVR 2 of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite.

This PR plan is a competition between the 90 or 70 grade. Meaning, whoever gets the highest grade between the two groups gets the 90 grade and the lowest automatically gets the 70 grade. The said 4 students fight to defend their PR plan although their PR plan has got too many questions from the panel, making it obvious that the group wasn’t totally prepared for the defense.

But eventually, the group miraculously got the golden 90 grade.

Posted by: Jan Carlo Basuil

CAS3MC Prepares for Outreach

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:58:00 -0400

The third year mass communication students of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite will be conducting an outreach program in Mama’s Hope of Norway on October 15 which would start at 1 pm. They are now preparing a presentation for the elderly people and some of the other concerns in our program like the food, the kits, session, etc.

They will give love and care to the elderly people of the said foundation. Although this project for developmental communication has faced many problems, CAS3MC did not stop to pursue this project. Supposedly the original plan of the project is that this will be in cooperation with the outreach office of under Sir Pao. But because of the lack of time to process it, they didn’t go on with the original plan.

With the help of Ms. Ellen Quintin, Marc Villaluna’s mother, on food and Mr. Feliciano Angeles, Jozel Angeles’ father, on transportation, they CAS3MC didn’t give up on continuing and finishing this project.

Posted by: Jan Carlo Basuil

SSC-R dC Performs in Cheering Competition

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:43:00 -0400

September 17, 2011 around 5 pm, all the college students (including the participants), faculties, deans and other employees of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite were gathered at the SSC-R high school department gymnasium to watch the Cheering Competition, the much awaited event for Intramurals 2011.

The said competition is the finale for Intrams 2011. The participants were from different departments of SSC-R dC such as, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the College of Nursing (NARS), Human Resource Development Management Association and Junior Philippine Institute of Accountancy (Controllers), and for and Council of Young Hoteliers and Restaurateurs of the Philippines (Front Liners), Federation of Organized Council of Engineering Students (FORCES), Junior Philippine Computer Society (ICONS).

Each participant was given 5 minutes on the blue mat for the blockings. When all were done, first to perform were the Controllers, then the NARS, followed by the Front Liners, then the Icons, followed by the Forces, and finally CAS. The Front Liners got the 3^rd place, the Controllers was in 2^nd place and Icons bagged the 1^st place.

Each group of performers gave their all with their fellow classmates to support and cheer for them.

Posted By: Hannah Mae Angue

Finals Haunts Students

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:24:00 -0400

Test anxiety!

This usually occurs during the period of examination week in which the students of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite are now preparing to take their final examinations from October 11-14. Some students are not only busy reviewing their notes in different subjects, but are also preparing for their thesis defense. Some students are still having troubles on the payment of their tuition fees because teachers are not allowed to give students their final exams. And so, their clearance will not be signed, resulting that they’ll not be able to enroll next semester.

According to Wikipedia, there are two types of test anxiety: anticipatory anxiety and situational anxiety. Most people feel some anticipatory anxiety before a test. This is when studying or thinking about an upcoming exam and feeling some nervousness or tension about taking the test. Situational anxiety occurs when you are actually taking a test or exam and begin to experience the physiological effects of anxiety or a panic attack.

Some students feel these types of test anxiety. To handle this, it is better to take a few minutes, and calm themselves. Hold on to that sense of calmness while taking the test.

A final examination is also the final step for the much awaited semester break. Because of this, the third year students are already making plans for the two-week vacation whether going out for a trip to the Mall of Asia or a trip to Star City or just hanging out in one of their houses. Because after the 5 months of preparations, studying, and activities, finally is the end of Academic year 2011-2012 1st semester and is at its peak with the students from all colleges sharing one sentiment and that is to pass the Finals.

Posted By: Hannah Mae Angue

CAS3MC Holds on to Pressure

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:57:00 -0400

Being a college student will never be that easy. This is the time when students will encounter different types of stress such as academic performance pressure, financial problems, and multitasking stress. These are some of the stress that might be encountered be by a college student. But, of course, there are also lots of good things from being a college student. If they work hard, they will benefit from it.

“It’s okay. The pressure we feel is normal because as a mass communication student it’s part of our training to be flexible and to manage our time well,” says Jozel Ruth Angeles. She takes the pressure as an advantage to be prepared for the future when they are already working. “Nakaka-pressure, super stress, but at the same time it’s a challenging and learning experience,” Marc Armel Villaluna, Third Year’s only Dean’s Lister so he’s having the extra pressure of maintaining high grades if he’s to graduate a cum laude. He’s handling it well.

And according to Ymari Obtina, a 3rd year student also of mass communication, “sobrang nakaka-stress, lalo na sa side ko kasi sumali ako ng Campus Look (event in mass communication) so, hindi ko nauna ‘yung Development Communication, Introduction to Mass Communcation Theories and Models, at Pr Plan. Kaya lahat ‘yan sobrang cramming ang nangyare. Tapos nakakakaba din sa Tax, kasi di ko masyadong napapasukan dahil sa sunud-sunod na excuses baka maibagsak ko.” Jan Carlo Basuil says “sobrang nakaka-stress and very nakakapagod at nakakakaba.” They’re still coping with the consecutive major subjects and fears failing even one of them.

These are the immediate responses of those 3rd year mass communication students, when asked to express their feelings out of the pressures due to the 4 consecutive activities, such as preparation for the Campus Look 2011, Development Communication project, PR Plan with an oral defense, Chapter 1 for research study also with an oral defense.

Posted By: Hannah Mae Angue

Campus Look Prepares for Pre-Pageant

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:25:00 -0400

To be ready for the Campus Look Pre-Pageant on September 23, 2011, the candidates practiced their opening number and their ramps on the Mass Communication Laboratory each afternoon before the said event. They were taught by Riri Fukuda, the Chairman of the Campus Look, with her Co-Chairman Gretchen Eroles.

Fukuda and Eroles are well-trained models of Mr. Adrian Rios. The candidates are lucky to be trained by them. Each day they perfected their posture, walk and their attitudes on the stage. The candidates will showcase their talents on the pre-pageant at the College Auditorium of San Sebastian College- Recoletos de Cavite. The candidates are practicing their master piece each day as well, in their respective locations with their back-up or by themselves. They were also preparing for the big day in S.M City Rosario on October 3, 2011.

Posted By: Jozel Ruth A. Angeles

SEBCOM Crowns the Winner

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:17:00 -0400

Last October 03, the Sebastinian Communicators went to SM City Rosario for the coronation night of the Campus Look of the Year 2011. The host for this event was Eugene Villones, the president of SEBCOM.

The event started with the same production number as the pre-pageant from the candidates followed by presenting themselves in their school uniforms. The first set of minor awards, the Best in School Uniform and the Best in Talent, were both given to Nathalie Awit, candidate #8. They had an intermission number from the Flipside Moverz with our very own Jozel Angeles. This gave the candidates a time to change into their party dresses. On the catwalk, they modeled, among the crowds, the SM Eco Bags. With the help of Eugene, this helped in giving awareness to conserving the environment. Another set of minor awards was given and Roxanne Nambayan, candidate #1, was this year’s Ms. Congeniality and Ms. Photogenic was bagged by Nicole Ballesteros, candidate #5. By getting approximately 9900 votes, Arianne Montano, candidate #7, won the People’s Choice Award or also known as the Sistah Award.

The candidates wowed the audiences as they wore the beautiful evening gowns sponsored by Bobby Asiong. The Best in Formal Wear was given to Krizhia Roxas, candidate #4, looking stunning in a red gown. The top five were announced and they were Arianne Montano, Ymari Obtina, candidate #6, Nathalie Awit, Nicole Ballesteros, and Candy Gandia, candidate #9. A few more intermissions were done on the stage to prepare the top 5 for the Question and Answer portion. A breathtaking dance number was presented by the Beat Radikalz same with the Season 3 Showtime finalist, Rush Exclusive Dancers. The top three was announced and they were Ymari, Nicole, and Arianne. The final question for the 3 was “If you will be crowned as Campus Look of the Year 2011, how will you promote our course, AB Mass Communication, and our school, San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite?” For this year, the 2^nd runner up was Nicole Ballesteros, the 1^st runner up was Ymari Obtina, and the Campus Look of the Year 2011 was Arianne Montano.

The sponsors for this year were SM City Rosario, Cavite Camera Club for photography, Jamie’s for the food, Honorable Dino and Denver Chua, Sistah for the gift tokens, and Apple Black for the hair and make-up.

Posted By: Marc Armel Villaluna

SEBCOM Prepares For Coronation Night

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:54:00 -0400

Last September 24 to October 2, the whole Sebastinian Communicators were busy for the crowning day of Campus Look of the Year 2011.

Riri Fukuda, the chairman of the event, was the one who set the specific days of practices for the candidates, but only some the girls show up during practice. On the last two days of practice, the candidates all showed up. Gretchen Eroles was assigned to teach the candidates how to walk properly on the catwalk. She showed them different poses and facial expressions to be used on the stage. She also choreographed the 4 modeling steps (production number, school wear, party dress, and formal wear) with the help of Jozel Angeles on the dance steps. Because of the inappropriate absences of the candidates during rehearsals, Gretchen made them repeat the steps from the top whenever one of them made a single mistake.

The Artist’s Guild, headed by Jan Carlo Basuil, was assigned on the stage design. They’ve made cut-outs of the designs on cartolinas and glossy papers in preparation for the said event. The production guild was responsible for the AVPs, sound systems, and lights. They also made a tarpaulin that was posted at the St. Ezekiel Moreno lobby and then later at the SM City Rosario. CAS4MC exerted an extra effort to make the sashes, plaques, IDs, and to find sponsors for the pageant.

Posted By: Marc Armel Villaluna

Pre-Pageant Night Wows Baste

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:48:00 -0400

The Sebastinian Communicators held their annual Campus Look of the Year 2011: Pre-Pageant Night with the theme “Paparazzi’s Most Wanted” at the San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite Auditorium last September 23. The masters of the ceremonies were Marc Armel Villaluna, SEBCOM’s Vice President for External Affairs, and Jem Marie de Jesus, SEBCOM’s 2^nd Year Level RepresentaThe program started at about 5 pm with the invocation followed by the Philippine National Anthem. The 10 candidates first did their production number with the background music of “Who Run the World (Girls)” by Beyonce. Ms. Ramilyn Laysa, member of the Actor’s Guild and Mr. Eugene Villones, Chairman of the Actor’s Guild, each did an intermission number to entertain the audiences during breaks. The candidates came back on the stage to present themselves in their school uniform. The main part of this event was the talent portion in which the candidates showcased their skills in front of the screaming crowd.

The judges for this event were Mrs. Lani Gaud, a Communication Arts faculty of SSCR-dC, Mrs. Jennifer Escobar, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Mrs. Ermie Fukuda, mother of Riri Fukuda.

Posted By: Marc Armel Villaluna

SEBCOM’s TEAM BUILDING 2011 Uploaded By: M.Villaluna

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:04:00 -0400

SEBCOM’s TEAM BUILDING 2011

Uploaded By: M.Villaluna

SEBCOM getting ready for Campus Look

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:44:00 -0400

Last August 30 and September 1, 2011 was the photo shoot for the candidates of the Campus Look of the Year 2011. It was held in two places, Studio 4104 in Kawit was the first shoot and SSC-RdC campus was the second place. The years theme is “Paparazzi’s Most Wanted”.

The Official 10 Candidates are; Arianne Montano (CAS4MC), Ymari Obtina (CAS3MC), Nathalie Awit (CAS2MC), Krizhia Roxas (CAS2MC), Roxanne Nambayan (CAS2MC), Carla Carraca (CASMC), Jessica Tino (CAS1MC), Alexandra Alforque (CAS1MC), Nicole Ballesteros (CAS1MC) and Charrise Gandia (CAS1MC). The Candidates signed there Memorandum of agreement last September 7, 2011, saying that if they back out for the competition they will pay Php2,000 for the damage.

This is the first step to get ready for the event on September 23, 2011 for the Pre- Pageant in College Auditorium to showcase the talents of the candidates and on September 30, 2011 for the Finals of the Pageant Proper to be held in S.M Bacoor Ground Floor. The Head Organizers for the event are Eugene Villones, SEBCOM President and Riri Fukuda, Sargaent at Arms and to be assisted by the whole SEBCOM members. This is just the start of this upcoming big event in the year plan of SEBCOM.

Posted By: Jan Carlo Basuil

CAS Intramurals Preparation

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:34:00 -0400

On September 12-17, 2011 Intramurals for 2k11 will take place in San Sebatian College- Recoletos de Cavite. The College of Arts and Sciences are getting ready for the said event as the SPS (Sebastinian Psychological Society) and SEBCOM (Sebastinaian Communicators) are joined in one team called Bachelors.

The Bachelors will join the following sports; Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Volleyball in boys and girls division. The Cheer dance competition will also be participated by the team. Mr. and Ms. Intrams will e participated by Claudine Vertrudez as the muse and the escort is Jesus Bobadilla. Training and Practices are almost everyday to be prepared for the upcoming events. The finances are being shared by the two organizations and from the solicitations given by the students to pay for the uniforms. The Bachelors are doing there best to be ready and everyone in the organization are in full support.

Posted By: Junavee Bautista

Team Building Unites SEBCOM

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:30:00 -0400

Unite, Build and Renew!

SEBCOM team building was held last June 30, 2011 at Oasis Resort in Tanza, Cavite. This was participated by the whole SEBCOM family with their adviser Ms. Viccia Lampas. Differents games are done to build unity in the organization.

The students were divided into four groups by spreading a piece of paper were Journalists, Broadcasters, Researchers and Actors are written. For the first part of the event each group made a cheer for there team. Followed by the “Ipagawa sa Katapat” , next is the “One foot Battle”, then the group with the one who fills the bottle first and the charades. Lastly, the final game that gives the highest score to know who will really win is the Amazing Race.place

Afterwards the awarding of winners were said and gathered by the following teams; Journalist as the Champion gathering 245 points, Broadcasters grabbed the 1^stplace with 210 points, 2^ndplace are the Researchers with 165 points and Actors for the 3^rdplace. The goal of the event is to unite everyone for better community, to build better plans and team works and to renew broken relationship of everybody.

Posted By: Junavee Bautista

COMGUILD Seminar at AFP Theater

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:24:00 -0400

Last August 7, 3011, SEBCOM attended the COMGUILD Seminar at AFP theater in Quezon City. It is for the Guild of Mass Communication in the Philippines. This also to aware and give knowledge to young communicators.

crMs. Jennifer M. Cruz made an introduction about the history of COMGUILD. Ms. Kara David tacled about “Project Malasakit”, a project that aims to help unfotunate people in our country. Mr. Henry Omaga Diaz talked about Investigative Journalism. He emphasize that “Investigative journalism is critical and thorough journalism”. While Ricky Lo discussed about showbiz journalism. Being a part of showbiz journalism means you are vulnerable to all sorts of situations as well as criticisms- from all kind of people in the creation.

Awards were given for the for the Best Female and Male Field reporter won by Ms. Sol Aragones and Jiggy Manicad. Most Outstanding Male and Female News Presenter recieved by Ted Failon and Karen Davila. The Best News Program is 24 Hours.

Posted By: Jan Carlo Basuil

SEBCOM General Assembly and Guilds Audition 2k11

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:20:00 -0400

As a start of the school year 2011- 2012 for SEBCOM, the usual yearly gathering General Assembly and Guilds Audition was held last June 17, 2011 at the Mass Communication Laboratory. This was attended by the new freshmen and 2^ndto 4^thyear students of Mass Communication major in Public Relations of SSC-RdC.

This event is done to welcome the freshmen of SEBCOM and to discuss with them the bylaws of the organizations. The event was led by Eugene Villones, the SEBCOM president. The bylaws are explained by Ms. Viccia Lampas, SEBCOM adviser. Some bylaws were revised and finalized with agreement by the members. Mr. Dante Peralta II also discuss the curriculum of the department regarding the course.

After that, auditions are held for the tradition that each student should be in one of the guilds. The Actors Guild were acting, singing and dancing is involve. Artist Guild, painters and designers are fitted here. They also have the Writers guild for the one who loves to write. Lastly, Production Guild, the person you can rely during an event to be the production staff. Each member of the organization auditioned for the guilds they suits and a member can be in two guilds.

Ms. Lampas made all the 3^rd and 4^thyear to audition for the Chairman and Co- Chairman of each guilds. For the Actors Guild in singing she picked Eugene Villones, for the acting she chose Romjeff Francisco and for the dancing, Jozel Ruth Angeles. For the Production Guild the Chairman was Janine Alfaro and Riri Fukuda for Co- chairman. In Artist Guild Ymari Obtina was the Chairman and Jan Carlo Basuil as Co- Chairman. Larvin Burlington as the Chairman for the writers guild and Ariane Montano as Co- chairman. The other members of the organization auditioned in the selected chairmans and co- chairmans of the guilds showcasing there unique talents.

Posted By: Junavee Bautista

SSC-RdC Celebrates Feasts of the Saints

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:05:00 -0400

Last August 26, 2011, the whole Sebastinian community gathered at the Recoletos 4^th Centennial Gymnasium for the festivity of Saints Ezekiel Moreno, Monica, and Augustine.

Just like all the other school activities, it started with a mass, followed by the “Palaro ng Lahi”, and a special participation rendered by selected students from St. Joseph College. After these were the much awaited event took place which was the Karakol competition. Four groups who were the 1^st year to 4^th year participated in the high school division and nine groups who were; the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Recoletos Educational Assistance for Deserving Students (READS), Junior Philippine Institute of Accountancy (JPIA), Junior Marketing Association (JMA) and Human Resource Development Management Association (HRDMA), Council of Young Hoteliers and Restaurateurs of the Philippines (CYHRP), Junior Financial Management Association, Federation of Organized Council of Engineering Students (FORCES), Junior Philippine Computer Society (JPCS), and Junior Professional Criminologists Association of the Philippines (JPCAP) in the college division.

Among the participants in the high school division, the group who won the 1^st place in the Karakol Dance Competition was the 4^th year while in the college division, JPIA bagged the 1^st place, READS got the 2^nd and JPCS was at the 3^rdplace. Other than that the group who got the best in street dancing and the most colorful costume was the READS.

Posted By: Marc Armel Villaluna